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Business insurance includes products designed to protect risks inherent to commercial enterprise such as commercial property, liability, business vehicles, workers compensation, and bonds.

We have experience in the following programs:

Commercial Real Estate

Contractors

Auto body/Garage

Landscapers

Medical Professional Liability

Nonprofit Institutions

As an independent agent, we represent numerous commercial insurance companies offering a variety of coverage and price options. Equally important, we listen. We take the time to understand your business needs. We help you find the coverage you need at a price you can afford

Commercial Real Estate

Condominiums, apartment buildings, or strip malls. We work with numerous carriers that offer coverage specific to your needs including:

Commercial Property

General Liability

Commercial Crime

Commercial Auto

Employee Dishonesty

Directors & Officers for Condominium Associations Board of Directors

Ordinance & Law Coverage

Newly leased property

Newly Acquired LLCs, LLPs and LPs

Real Estate Managers Additional Insured Endorsement

Builders Risk

Lease Cancellation

Retail Anchor Store Business Income

Tenant Move Back Expense

Additional Insured by Contract, Agreement or Permit

General Liability Aggregate Limit per Location

Property Damage Legal Liability

Contractors

Whether you are a general contractor or a specialty trade contractor we can offer you coverage, service and pricing that meets your needs and exceeds your expectations. In addition to general liability and property coverages standard on most policies our carriers offer:

Products/Completed Operation

Business Income and Extra Expense

Hired and Nonowned Liability

Builders Risk Coverage

Additional Insured Endorsement

Inland Marine Coverage

Equipment Breakdown

Contractors Equipment

Installation Coverage

Workers Compensation

Umbrella

Auto Body/Garage

Whether you are independently owned or a franchise, a general repair with a gas station or a body shop, we can assist you to find the coverage you need at a price you can afford. Some of the coverages included on your policy will include:

Business income and extra expense

Employee dishonesty and forgery

Employee tools

Equipment breakdown

Garage keepers liability

Liability for damage to premises rented to you

Motor vehicle damage to leased vehicles

Sign coverage

Landscapers

Several markets are available. Coverages include:

Liability

Property – included your tools and equipment

Crime

Equipment breakdown

Sign coverage

Coverage for snow plowing

Herbicide/pesticide liability coverage

Medical Professional

2011 Pinnacle Award Winner

We are proud to announce that the Robert P. Powers Insurance Agency, Inc., a designated Charter Agent, has been recognized by Coverys (formerly known as ProMutual Group) as the 2011 Pinnacle Award Winner. The Pinnacle Award is an honor granted to agencies that exemplify excellence by providing outstanding support and dedication to both their clients and to the Coverys organization.

Coverys is the 8th largest medical malpractice insurer in the nation and covers more than 22,000 physicians, surgeons, and dentists, as well as more that 500 hospitals, heathcare centers and clinics.

As a provider of medical malpractice insurance, Robert P. Powers Insurance Agency, Inc., knows your patients rely on you, as their trusted healthcare provider, to be knowledgable, experienced, and skilled at what you do. We also know our customers expect the same from us and that is what we deliver every day.

We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you in any future endeavors.

Nonprofits

At Robert Powers Insurance, we are committed to our community. We know that nonprofit organizations strive everyday to make sure every dollar raised goes directly to services provided, rather than added overhead expenses.

At the same time you have a responsibility to be adequately protected so that in the event of a claim, your property, your employees, your volunteers and the people you help are not at risk. We work with you to make sure you have that protection. We have numerous carriers that specialize in nonprofit institutions.Some of the coverages offered include:

Commercial Property

Commercial property insurance protects a business against the loss or loss of use of company assets. Company assets generally include buildings, contents including equipment, furniture, inventory and supplies, as well as income and the ability to maintain the operations of the enterprise. Company assets may also include such things as cash on the premises and valuable papers.

Property coverage can be written two different ways. Named perils coverage protects the business from losses caused by the specific perils listed in the policy. All-risk coverage protects the business from all causes of loss except those specifically named in the policy.

Property can be valued two ways. Replacement-cost coverage pays to fully replace damaged property. Actual cash value (ACV) coverage pays the cost of replacing damaged property less depreciation at the time of loss.

While individual property insurance policies are available, many businesses find it more cost effective to buy a package policy that includes both property and liability coverage. For larger businesses, a combined property/liability policy is often referred to as a Commercial Multi-Peril (CMP) policy. Smaller businesses can get similar coverage in a Business Owners Policy (BOP) policy.

Commercial Liability

Commercial general liability insurance covers the legal costs and general damages that a business becomes responsible for in a covered liability claim or lawsuit, subject to the limits and conditions of the policy. General liability insurance policies usually protect the business in four categories; bodily injury, property damage, personal injury (including slander), and advertising injury. Punitive damages generally are not covered because they are considered to be punishment for intentional acts.

General liability insurance policies usually states a maximum amount that the insurer will pay during the policy period and often lists the maximum amount the insurer will pay for any one occurrence.

It is important to understand that general liability insurance does not protect your business against every type of liability. Certain risks require separate coverage.

While individual liability insurance policies are available, many businesses find it more cost effective to buy a package policy that includes both property and liability coverage together. For larger businesses, a combined property/liability policy is often referred to as a Commercial Multi-Peril (CMP) policy. Smaller businesses can get similar coverage in a Business Owners Policy (BOP) policy.

Business Vehicles

As a business owner, you need the same kind of insurance coverage for commercial vehicles as you do for personal vehicles. Cars, trucks, buses, limousines, and certain types of motorized equipment can all be covered by a Massachusetts commercial auto insurance policy.

Non-owned and hired auto liability coverage is also available for vehicles that the business rents or borrows. Businesses with five or more vehicles are eligible for fleet discount pricing.

Just as working safely can keep down the cost of workers’ compensation insurance, so can safe driving reduce the cost of commercial auto insurance. Professional driver training programs, responsible vehicle maintenance schedules, and equipping all vehicles with claims kits have proven to reduce losses for Massachusetts businesses.

Workers Compensation

Workers compensation coverage indemnifies workers for injuries arising out of or during the course of employment. The coverage is required by law in every state and is provided either through private insurance or, in a few states, through a regulated compensation fund. Benefits generally include medical expenses, death benefits, lost wages, and vocational rehabilitation.

There are usually two parts to a workers’ compensation insurance policy. The first part of the policy transfers liability for all mandated benefits from the employer to the insurance company. The second part provides coverage to employees for work-related injury and illness that is not specifically required by law. Part two is an important liability protection for the business owner and is subject to the limits and conditions of the policy.

Workers’ compensation is a complex coverage. Each state is the primary regulator of their own rules governing benefits, coverage, and premium calculation. So business owners operating in multiple states must understand the unique requirements of each jurisdiction. Also, premium calculations are based on a number of factors such as the class of business, payroll amount, lost cost modifiers, and experience modifiers. Plus, insurance companies generally offer a number of different rating plans.

Workplace safety is an important part of controlling the cost of workers’ compensation insurance. Insurance companies offer a variety of programs to help employers reduce or eliminate losses.

Commercial Umbrella Policy

Commercial umbrella insurance, sometimes referred to as excess liability insurance, is an important source of protection for business owners. The coverage provides additional liability limits on top of liability limits that exist in other commercial policies such as general liability, commercial auto, and employers liability. Umbrella insurance may also protect businesses from exclusions or gaps in underlying liability policies.

Commercial umbrella policies often offer such features as worldwide coverage, blanket contractual liability protection, and extension of protection to additional insureds. However, commercial umbrella insurance generally does not apply to professional liability insurance.

Umbrella insurance policyholders are responsible for keeping the schedule of underlying insurance policies in force, without alteration, during the term of the umbrella liability policy.
Commercial umbrella insurance tends to be relatively inexpensive for the additional protection afforded the business. Plus, as a business owner, you gain the peace of mind knowing that you are covered in the event of an expensive lawsuit.

Bonds

A surety bond is a guarantee that someone contracted to perform a specified obligation will, in fact, complete that obligation. There are three or more parties involved in a bond transaction.

The first is the principal. This is the person obligated by contract to perform specified responsibilities. The second is the obligee – the party who is the recipient of the contracted obligation. And the third is the surety, who ensures that the principal’s obligations will be performed.

Through a bond contract, the surety agrees to uphold the contractual promises made by the principal, or pay a specified amount of money to the obligee in case the principal defaults on his or her obligations. The bond demonstrates the credibility of the principal and guarantees performance of the terms of the agreement.

Because there is financial risk involved, the surety in a bond contract is usually an insurance company whose solvency is verified by private audit, government regulation, or both. The principal will pay a premium to the bonding company, usually annually, for their participation in the bond contract.